had opinions, like real-time folks. Dope-fiends were outhouse; Joey wassomething other than that. Andparsing the world with his old buddyRob had helped bring alive the sensethat he mattered, if but for a moment...Rob, part of Joey -- now dead in the tub.

Death, you could say, had tapped Joey’sshoulder and spun him around and said Boo!

--Rob’s face drips blood and puke in the back yard.

BACK TO PRESENT DAY

Roanne steps toward Joey.

ROANNEJoey! We’ve to call 911!

JOEYI can’t, I can’t, I’ve got warrants!

I can’t call!

Roanne stares at Joey, mouth open.

INT. BATHROOM

Joey, Roanne, and Michelle wrestle Rob out of the tub and toward the door. Michelle dry-heaves.

INT. BASEMENT ROOM

Joey, Roanne, and Michelle lug Rob to a trunk in the middle of the room. Michelle drops the leg she holds halfway. Rob’s head hits the floor with a thunk.

MICHELLEGoddamn! Goddamn!

ROANNEMichelle, goddamnit!

Michelle picks up the leg she dropped and they carry Rob over to the trunk and cram him inside.

Joey starts to close the lid to the trunk -- and pukes into the trunk all over Rob.

MICHELLEOh God!

Michelle whirls and runs out of the room, retching.

Roanne stares after Michelle, then laughs, goes and sits in the chair, her whole body shaking, her head in her hands.

EXT. BACK YARD

Roanne, Joey, and Michelle wrestle the trunk into the back of a station wagon parked at the foot of the driveway.

Joey and Roanne climb into the vehicle and back up the driveway. Michelle goes back in the house.

EXT. HEAVILY WOODED ROAD

The station wagon pulls slowly over to the right of the road into a wide, graveled spot. No lights shine on this stretch. Roanne and Joey get out of the car.

Roanne and Joey unlatch the back and pull the trunk out, until it is teetering on the edge.

Joey lurches and loses his grip. Roanne can’t hold on.

The trunk tips over, hits the ground, and splinters. Rob, eyes wide open, stares up at Joey and Roanne.